El Jimador Restaurante

The location and interior are absolutely amazing. It is beautifully designed and feels very cozy and comfortable. The service was excellent, very friendly and attentive. The menu felt a bit overwhelming with too many dishes to choose from. I would prefer a smaller, more focused selection with really great options. We had the Jimador Rolls ($9.75) and the Cheese Dip ($6) as appetizers. Both were good, but a little pricey for the portion size. For the main course we had La Favorita and Ole Fajitas. The portions were generous and the food was tasty. We will definitely come back!

Over the summer, just a few months ago, my hubby and I ate dinner here, and ordered completely different things (his contained chicken, mine ground beef). Several hours after we got home, my husband got extremely sick, throwing up and diarrhea, and lots of stomach pain. It lasted a couple of days. I was fine. HOWEVER, thinking that may have been a fluke, I decided last week to order to go for my staff after hours party. Several hours later, I got extremely sick... Same thing as my hubby had a few months ago. Early the next morning, I found out that my ENTIRE STAFF had the very same thing after eating from this Restaurant! It was horrible. Even a week later, one of my staff is still recovering. We have reported to Dept of Agriculture / Health Dept. I should have read all these review

Let me start by saying that we love el jimador, BUT not the cayce location. We frequent the one on Scarborough drive in Lexington and love the food and family that serve us. We went to cayce location today bc it’s close to my office and our waiter, “DAniel” ruined the whole experience immediately. He had a bad attitude the entire time. I requested a separate Togo order for my coworker and asked for the check to pay it and handed him cash. I after I paid I realized the total was higher than it was supposed to be so I started looking at the check and realized he charged me a non cash fee so I go up front and ask the manager about the fee and he says it for credit card payments and I tell him I didn’t pay with card and I paid with cash and then he switches and tells me something different an

The manager was the issue... I ordered my son a mango smoothie and was given some sort of virgin margarita with tajin and salt on it, which he did not drink, and the manager refused to remove it from the bill. I sat at the bar to order take out and my order was taken after a decent little wait and the next time I saw anyone was when my food and the bill came out. When I got home one of my soups had a hole in the bottom of the cup. I will not eat here again. The server was not the issue she was kind and apologetic, though she could have been more attentive.

I have eaten here several times and their food is awesome every time. Very tasty and a quality amount. I can never finish it in one sitting. Staff is friendly and efficient without hovering. The dining room is too crowded however. Tables are too close to one another with very little aisle room. I feel like everyone around me can hear my conversation. It's a small space I get it, but they could use a few less tables, further apart.